Pathognomonic sign of traumatic fracture is -

This question is slightly different from the previous one. Here the examiner is asking about the pathognomonic feature (not most consistent feature) both are different : A most consistent feature is the one which is always present in a fracture a. The pathognomonic feature is the one whose presence is diagnostic of a fracture Abnormal mobility at the fracture site and crepitus are two pathognomonic features of a fracture:- 1. Abnormal mobility is the most pathognomonic sign of a fracture:- "Abnormal mobility in the limb at the fracture site is diagnostic of a fracture". ____ Essentials of orthopaedics surgery "Abnormal mobility in fracture of a bone is characteristic or pathognomonic".___ British medical journal "Abnormal mobility between the fracture fragments is a sure sign of fracture". ____ Ebnezar 2. Crepitus is the second most pathognomonic sign of a fracture (after abnormal mobility):- "Crepitus can be considered as pathognomonic as abnormal mobility for a fracture". — Emergency medicine "Crepitus is common and essentially a reliable sign of a fracture". ____ Orthonet "Crepitus with abnormal mobility is pathognomonic of a fracture". ____ Miller